CVE-2007-0299

Description

Integer overflow in the byte_swap_sbin function in bsd/ufs/ufs/ufs_byte_order.c in Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a crafted Unix File System (UFS) DMG image, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.33% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory info-pull.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/31653	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751	vdb entry
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-11-01-2007.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515792	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23725	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0299?: CVE-2007-0299 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0299?: To fix CVE-2007-0299, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0299 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0299 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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